Chapter 72


    No matter what, Ka could not give up. She still had to train in the barracks and receive a high score as


    well; she even wanted to see Sophia get driven out from the barracks!


    Ka decided to stay strong after she had made up her mind; she certainly did not want to make a fool


    out of herself in front of Sophia again.


    Ka held herself as she sat up straight before she followed X back to their dormitory and got ready


    for that night’s training.


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    However, she didn’t think that she would run into a crowd of people when she arrived at her room.


    Commander Ford from the 49th Company, Sophia, the only child in the barracks—Nathan, and the girls


    from the 23rd Company were all present. Apart from these people, thepanymander of the 23rd


    Company and Richard were also at the scene.


    “What’s going on?”


    Ka caught sight of Sophia as soon as she entered the room, and she gritted her teeth instantly.


    Commander Ford was expressionless as he said, “My student, Nate, suspects that someone from the


    23rd Company has stolen his watermelon. He requests to search the 23rd Company’s dorm.”


    Commander Ford must have been holding back hisughter when he said that. The edges of his lips


    could not help but twitch slightly as themander nced at Nathan, who was in deep hatred.


    Nathan stood beside Commander Ford. He had an expressionless face while he stared coldly at the


    students from the 23rd Company.


    Ka was standing among the crowd when she mocked silently. “Did someone from the 23rd Company


    steal his watermelons? What a joke! As if we’ve never eaten watermelons before!”


    X and Ka stayed in the same dorm. Their eyes twitched as soon as they saw Nathan entering their


    dorm, and it felt as though something bad was going to happen.


    Sure enough, after getting permission from bothmanders, Nathan easily made his way toward one


    of the beds. Then, he crouched down and crawled under the bed before retrieving a huge iced


    watermelon.


    All the girls in the entire dorm were startled. Someone had really stolen his watermelon!


    Moreover, wasn’t it Ka’s bed?!


    Nathan walked away with a cold-shoulder after he had found his watermelon.


    Silence reigned through the entire dorm, and Ka seemed to have finally realized what was going on.


    She had been punished for no particr reason, so she would’ve been at the track or in the infirmary the


    entire day. How could she possibly have stolen Nathan’s watermelon?


    She was being ndered!


    An out-and-out nder!


    Ka immediately yelled, “I didn’t do it! I did not steal his watermelon! They must have framed me!”


    Unfortunately, no one was willing to listen to her exnation. Thepanymander of the 23rd


    Company had even looked at her with disappointment and said, “You’ve disappointed me! You’d even


    steal a watermelon!”


    After he finished speaking, both of thepanymanders left the room indifferently, and Sophia went


    along with them as well.


    Even Richard was looking at Ka with disappointment.


    That night, the incident of Ka stealing a watermelon had spread throughout the entire training ground.


    Not only was she despised by the crowd, she even received a moderate punishment for it. Although her


    punishment was not heavy, it would be a challenge for Ka to even pass her military training.


    How could a young mistress from the Harper Family steal a watermelon?!


    No one believed it when the news first broke out. On the second day, everyone finally believed it when


    they saw the notice on the bulletin board at the training ground, informing students about the decision to


    punish Ka from 23rd Company because of her watermelon theft.


    After the incident, everyone took turns guessing what had happened to the Harpers; it was as though


    someone had been framing them on purpose. Previously, Ka had been punished even though her


    ne had been stolen. Just a dayter, she was once again punished for stealing a watermelon.


    Her reasons for getting punished were extremely embarrassing!


    “I want to see themanding general! I refuse toply with this! I want to see themanding


    general!”


    “I didn’t steal anything! It was that bitch who framed me! I won’t ept it! I will never give up! I want to


    see themanding general!”


    Early the next morning, everyone watched as Ka yelled wildly on the training ground. Nheless, it


    was not that easy for someone to see themanding general. Everyone ignored herpletely before


    two drill instructors put her into confinement for 24 hours.


    Ka had really gotten herself into huge trouble this time. Not only was she being punished for her


    previous mistakes, she was put into confinement after making a huge ruckus at the training ground. Now,


    it seemed like she couldn’t even score 60 points.


    As she watched Ka suffer from her consequences, Sophia did not feel strange about it at all. As for


    Ka, she probably did not think that her every action was being recorded by the surveince cameras.


    Even if she was not punished now, her military training grades would reflect her behavior. In the end, she


    would not be able to pass as well.


    The reason why she had been punished was not because of Nathan’s stolen watermelon—it was


    because she had framed Nathan for stealing her ne.


    You get what you deserve for having offended the Fletchers in the barracks!


    Richard did not expect Ka to get into so much trouble even though he had personally supervised her.


    To one’s surprise, Ka still ended up getting confined!


    During his ss, someone had gotten confined after getting into a fight as well. Once they were


    punished or put in confinement, all their previous efforts were in vain; even if the person had scored full


    marks for his or her assessment afterward, it did not mean that they were able to pass.


    Richard was very worried; he clearly knew the consequences for not passing military training. Ka


    needed to work especially hard for theing three to four years and had to rank top of her ss every


    year. Moreover, she also had to achieve the national schrship in order to make up for the points she


    had lost during military training. Otherwise, she would have to repeat a year or start afresh in the next


    military training.


    Richard pleaded with thepanymanders, the battalionmanders and the regimental


    commander for mercy. Nheless, they did not even want to hear what he had to say.


    His means ofmunication had been confiscated when he entered the barracks. Therefore, Richard


    was unable to contact his family members to pull a few strings, and could only rely on the connections he


    had inside the barracks.


    There were a lot of students at Bayside University who were born into noble military families, and they


    had exceptional influence in the barracks.


    Unfortunately, all these connections were useless here; Bayside University was known for having the


    strictest military training. Moreover, Joel himself was personally responsible for overseeing them this


    year.


    Who was Joel? He was the eldest young master of the Fletcher Family, and the youngest senior colonel


    of the entire Cethos! He could make the whole Bayside City shiver in fear just by stomping his feet, let


    alone this tiny barrack.


    The Fletcher Family was far from Richard’s reach; wealthy families like his could only be thrown under


    the shade of the Four Great Families.


    After running about for the entire day, his efforts had resulted in nothing. The application of punishment


    was issued by thepanymanders; the battalionmanders were then in charge of submitting


    the application to the regimentalmanders to check before it was reviewed and signed by the


    commanding general. Hence, it was nearly impossible for Joel to take back his words as he was firm with


    his decisions.


    That night, Richard went over to the confinement room and delivered some food to Ka. When he saw


    his sister, she was drenched in tears. There was only a chair and a dirty toilet in the room; there was a


    skylight situated high above as the room was filled with an unusual scent. It was suffocating being in the


    room since one could not hear anything. As a man, Richard felt immensely ufortable staying in


    here, let alone Ka—a young mistress who had never been through any hardships.


    Richard handed over Ka’s dinner through a customized window. Ka started wailing through the little


    window on the metal door as though she had finally met her savior. “Help me, Richard. I’m going crazy. I


    don’t want to stay here! It’s scary here! Quick, get me out of here!”


    “I didn’t steal anything, Richard. You’ve got to trust me—it was Sophia! That b*tch framed me!”


    Richard was upset when he saw Ka getting punished. He quicklyforted her, “It’s alright. These 24


    hours will end soon, and I believe in you!”


    Ka was crying and cursing at the same time. She was nearly at the verge of copsing. “It’s all


    because of her! She has always wanted to get me into trouble! It’s all her fault!”